Spring/Summer 2011Theatre in the Mill -

University of Bradford 

www.bradford.ac.uk/theatre

Bus/train Bradford is served by two stations – Bradford Interchange (bus, coach and rail) and Bradford Forster Square (rail), which are located in the city centre.WalkingFrom central Bradford, cross Centenary Square (the pedestrianised area with the BBC big screen, that houses City Hall) and head in the direction of the old Odeon cinema. Once you are there, walk up the hill (Great Horton Road), passing the Alhambra Theatre on your left. Keep walking and you’ll see Bradford College and then the University. Stay on this road until you reach Unique Fitness and Lifestyle (the new sports centre). You can then cut across the car parks behind the sports centre and walk down the grassy hill to Theatre in the Mill (which is next to the Phoenix Building). Alternatively keep walking along Great Horton Road until it meets Shearbridge Road and turn right onto Shearbridge Road, then right again off the road opposite Bombay Stores. Go down the lane to get to the Theatre.

By Car

From Leeds, Wakefield and the motorways follow the signs for the University and Bradford College from Bradford city centre. From Halifax take the A647 through Queensbury and arrive at the Shearbridge Pub roundabout via Great Horton Road. From Keighley or Skipton take the A650 into Bradford via Manningham Lane and follow the University signs from the city centre. Please note – if you’re using satnav our post code will direct you to the University’s main post room; please check maps and walking directions for details of how to get to our venue when you are in the Campus area.The nearest car park is behind Unique Fitness and Lifestyle (the new sports centre), which is on Great Horton Road. Buzz the intercom to be allowed through the barriers. Car parking is free on campus after 5.30pm.

How � f�d us

WE ARE HERE

C�tactTickets: 01274 233200 Information: 01274 233185theatre@bradford.ac.ukJoin our Facebook Group to receive the latest news, search for ‘Theatre in the Mill’Twitter: www.twitter.com/braduniarts

Group tickets

We offer generous discounts to groups of 10 or more. Call the box office for further information.

Access

Please phone or email us to discuss your access needs 01274 233185 or theatre@bradford.ac.uk.

Theatre in the Mill has an induction loop for hearing aid users and tickets and information can be requested via minicom on 01274 235094. The bar and the foyer have level access and the theatre space is accessed by a lift. We have two wheelchair spaces and these must be booked in advance. Companions are entitled to free tickets to all the productions you choose to come to.

@ TiM Ready, Steady Science!Dr � h & M�i-Evil M�ic�e Show Thursday 24th Feb, 2pm

, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you can Friday 25th Feb, 7.30pm

, £6.50/£5 /Students pay what you can Saturday 26th Feb, 2pm a

nd 7.30pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you can

Friday 25th Feb, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5 /Students pay what y

ou can Saturday 26th Feb, 2pm and 7.30pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you

can

A Horrible-Histories-style take on the more gruesome side of medical history. Suitable for anyone aged eight or over. Ready, Steady, Science! are proud to present Dr Death & the Medi- Evil Medicine Show, written and performed by Simon Watt and directed by Dan Rollings.Since the dawn of civilisation man has been engaged in a constant struggle to overcome sickness and disease – unfortunately we’ve not always been very good at it, and some results have been worse than others. Come and join the time- travelling Dr Death for a comic and informative look at medicine throughout the ages.

Dr Death & the Medi-Evil Medicine Show uses projection and puppets as well as images donated by the Wellcome Trust to make light of some very serious stuff in a one-man informative stage show.

W�d Life Friday 11th Feb, Friday 11th March,Friday 15th April, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you can More nights of moving and original wordplay curated by Joe Kriss of Word Life based in Sheffield. Word Life is a live literature and music organisation formed in 2006. From humble beginnings running open mic nights at Sheffield University, Word Life has since expanded to regular events in Sheffield and also curates a poetry programme for the University of Bradford.

11th March,Friday 15th April, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you canMore nights of moving and original wordplay curated by Joe Kriss of Word Life based in Sheffield. Word Life is a live literature and music organisation formed in 2006. From humble beginnings running open mic

Op� Space Progra�eThe Open Space programme offers performance artists the opportunity to use the Theatre in the Mill space to explore new ideas or to re-work older ones, a space to play. It also offers you, our audience, the chance to feed into the artists process.

This season we are very glad to welcome both Northern

Creative Theatre, with Elephant in the Room and collectively Andrew Squire, Guiliano Moderelli and Lucy Barker,

with Victor Jara.

There will be show-back’s at Theatre in the Mill of each exploration on Friday 4th February (Elephant in the Room) and Saturday 14th May (Victor Jara) - both shows at 7.30pm at a cost of £3. Do feel free to follow the development process via our website and come along on the dates given to directly feed into the process.

@ TiMDevelopment Lab @ TiM is a partnership between Theatre in the Mill and the producers Alan Lane and Leonie Hart offering six commissions for new or established artists/companies.

Jacqui WicksSaturday March 5th, 7.30pm,

£6.50/£5Purveyor of fine songs.

Credited with reinventing the art of narrative song,

Jacqui is an old-fashioned chanteuse unafraid

of tackling both the dark and joyous sides of life

through her live performances.

Sex, voodoo, heartbreak, struggle and food

feature heavily in this specially created show,

with eclectic and unique renditions of songs by

some of our finest lyricists. Tom Waits, Bob Dylan,

Randy Newman and Nick Drake feature, amongst

other lost classics and timeless standards.

Performing with her own band, led by arranger Kevin James, the live performances of these songs

form an intimate and celebratory experience that will leave a tear in the eye and a skip in the heart.

Be prepared to be entertained and moved.

Jacqui Wicks came to prominence as the beguiling voice of legendary Bradford collective The Sex

Patels. In 2010 she released her debut album Vintage and made her debut at The Glastonbury Festival.

www.jacquiwicks.com

P��m�ce progra�e

Michael Edwards and ARC (Stockton Arts Centre)

Life � � hs � Dom�ic � �nFriday 4th March, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5.00/Students pay what you can

Dominic Statton is starting to question if he is in the right job. He doesn’t mind the long hours. Or the supervisions. Or the risk assessment forms. Or the timesheets. It’s the “having to kill people” that’s making him a little squeamish.

Dominic Statton is Death. One of many Deaths actually. Dominic works in the “Grim Reaper industry”. Lately, Dominic has started to wonder if he may be more suited to a less graphic position. This comic and poignant monologue is written and performed by ARC Associate Artist Michael Edwards.

Michael Edwards is a writer and performer from Stockton-on-Tees. He recently took part in Apples and Snakes’ Public Address, a mini tour of five regions across the country with four other poets. He was poet in residence in Thornaby library as part of Apples and Snakes’ My Place or Yours project, and has performed poetry at The Big Chill and Summer Sundae festivals.

Life � � hs � Dom�ic � �n

“Grim Reaper industry”. Lately, Dominic has started to wonder if he may be more suited to a less graphic position. This comic and poignant monologue is written

took part in Apples and Snakes’ Public Address, a mini tour of five regions across

Fuzzy Logic

Op�m�mFriday 18th and Saturday 19th March, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5.00/Students pay what you canYou want to be loved. People love lambs, so… Become a lamb.

Most people know when they’ve made a wrong decision. But what happens when someone is convinced theirs is the right one? Optimism is a twisted tale of desire and self-worth told through the eyes of an idiot.

Blending dark clown with multimedia and unusual physicality, this production is both brutal and dreamlike, presenting a constant stream of unlikely characters, peculiar situations and striking visuals.Fuzzy Logic are a new company co-founded by Total Theatre Award winner Matt Rogers (Chotto Ookii Theatre Company) to create bizarre yet touchingly human stories with a darkly comic edge.In the face of constant rejection Optimism may not always be the best defence.

Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March, 7.30pm,

You want to be loved. People love lambs, so…

what happens when someone is convinced theirs is the right one? Optimism is a twisted tale of desire and self-worth told through the

Blending dark clown with multimedia and unusual physicality, this stream of unlikely characters, peculiar situations and striking visuals.Fuzzy Logic are a new company co-founded by Total Theatre Award

In the face of constant rejection Optimism may not always be the

@ TiM Upstart Theatre

Fa��g Sickn�sThursday 31st March, Friday 1st April and Saturday 2nd April,From 7pm to 9pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you can You must book for this performance

Upstart Theatre

Fa��g Sickn�sThursday 31st March, Friday 1st April and Saturday 2nd April,From 7pm to 9pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you canYou must book for this performance

Instant Dissidence

W�n Night Fa�sMonday 4th April and Wednesday 6th April, 5.30–8.30pm, pay what you think it’s worthMonday 4th April and Wednesday 6th April, 5.30–8.30pm, pay what you think it’s worth

BOOKING IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PERFORMANCEA one-on-one interactive performance playing with the dark side of intimacy...

When Night Falls is a durational one-to-one performance, taking place in a dark space. Before you enter the space you are given a box of matches and warned that you will not be able to leave the space until it goes dark. If you decide to proceed you agree to this performative contract.

This is a work where you (the audience member) take an active role in choosing how to experience the work, but remember the contract you made before entering the space: you will not be able to leave the space until it goes dark.

When Night Falls has been created by award-winning choreographer Rita Marcalo (in collaboration with filmmaker Lucy Barker), whose work has been described as ‘... well-conceived, witty and thought-provoking... work that is surprising, challenging, transgressive and exciting...’ by The Guardian.

The performance is suitable for those aged 16+. The work contains nudity.

@ TiM

Kindle Theatre

BU�: � �v� � � d�n�Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th May,

7.30pm, £6.50/£5.00/Students pay what you can

BULL by Birmingham-based Kindle Theatre reinvents the myth of the Minotaur using ensemble rhythm and voice, original music, striking visuals, and a risqué menu. A provocative meal will be prepared and cooked in front of the audience; an edible narrative you can taste and smell. BULL is a playful retelling and celebration of the conception, birth and death of a “monster”.

Unfinished Business

�’s Like �’s Knock�gThursday 9th June –

Saturday 11th June, 7.30pm,

£6.50/£5.00/Students pay what you can

Telling it how it is even if you don’t quite

know how it was.

created and performed by Leo Kay

A stripped-back performance incorporating storytelling,

dance theatre and Afro-Brazilian percussion, set in the

intimacy of a bedsit. A collage of moments taken from

the lives of three generations of men.

Drink a toast to loved ones, bet on some cards and

close your eyes to remember your past.

As Leo’s story unfolds so in turn does your own.

@ TiM

RashDash

Sc�y G�ge¢s Thursday 16th and Friday 17th June,

7.30pm, £6.50/£5/Students pay what you can

Woman, 23.Beautiful, intelligent, funny, charismatic, confident, vivacious, generous, sweet, kind, sexy, successful, sociable... and singleThrough whole-hearted physicality, music and comedy RashDash tell a story about dating and relationships, sex and sexiness, vulnerability, loneliness and leather… Fringe First Winners **** “Delightful...wonderfully uplifting...stunning” The Scotsman

Sir James Thomas is CEO of a multinational arms syndicate. His daughter Claire is missing. It’s up to you to uncover why. The Falling Sickness is an interactive thriller that combines the excitement of gameplay with the spectacle of theatre. Every action your team takes will shape the story as you move closer to the heart of a deadly conspiracy.

UBU and Theatre in the Mill present

M��n �ep�ns� supported by The Old Heartbreak Band Saturday 16th April, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5 Alternative / Folk / PopMartin Stephenson is the songwriter and frontman for his band the Daintees, who were and still are an original force in the British music scene. Martin Stephenson and Band do not court the corporate vision; they are a spiritual village with an enormous range of very powerful songs.

UBU and Theatre in the Mill present

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Saturday 16th April, 7.30pm, £6.50/£5

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